[CQ-Contest] RIT offset as QRM clue

[Rex Maner]

Quack's
I use a TS870 and on cw I recieve on Lower side most of the time.  Many,
Many stations call on the low side ?? as much as 2 khz low, and this is not
just in contest?? On SSB they seem to do the same when I'm on USB.  I think
that it is because most tune from the bottom up and when they have good copy
they stop before getting on the TX freq?  I find that I set RIT down about
300 hz and have much better tone for my old ears.  On SSB there is no cure.
Many do call off freq but most of the time there is no need to retune to
copy them.
Rex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <n2mg at eham.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>; "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 01:23
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RIT offset as QRM clue


> I would say that they simply zero beat poorly.
>
> If you are running at a good rate, I wouldn't move to accomodate the
> callers.  They seem to be calling just fine, no?
>
> Mike N2MG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 9:31 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RIT offset as QRM clue
>
>
> > I've been wondering. When running in contests, I've noticed that
sometimes
> > stations answering tend to be .1-.2 kHz higher or lower than my
> > frequency.  When this pattern emerges, if I check in the "opposite
> > direction" I quite often find a relatively loud signal close to my
> > frequency on that side.
> >
> > I'm guessing that people are tuning me in and tending to "lean" away
from
> > the QRM, and it often seems as if I can improve my run rate by shifting
> > frequency a little in the direction that the majority of callers are
> > "coming from."
> >
> > Am I just describing something that everyone else knows about, or am I
all
> > wet, or is this useful?
> >
>
>
>
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